Brief Life History of Andrew
When Andrew Liddell was born about 1756, in New Castle, Delaware, British Colonial America, his father, James Liddell, was 45 and his mother, Esther Porter, was 41. He married Jean Jane Johnston about 1775. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Pendleton, South Carolina, United States in 1820 and Anderson, South Carolina, United States in 1830. He registered for military service in 1785. He died on 7 April 1833, in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Andersonville Cemetery, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.
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- Andrew J Liddell, "United States Census, 1830"
- Andrew Liddell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Andrew Liddle, "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
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1775
When the American Revolution began in 1775, the people of Delaware were not sure they wanted to split from England. When it came time to vote for the Declaration of Independence in 1776, even the delegates were split with two delegates in favor of independence and one against. The night before the vote, Caesar Rodney, who was for independence, was in the city of Dover. When he learned that the vote was taking place, he rode 70 miles at night through a thunderstorm to Philadelphia in order to vote so that Delaware would join the other colonies in declaring independence.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern English: habitational name from any of various places in the Scottish Borders and Cumbria called Liddel, from the Old English river name Hl̄de, meaning ‘loud’, + Old English dæl ‘valley’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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